About ACES

The Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) symposium is a university-wide, daylong event that occurs in late March. ACES showcases the best of our students' research and creativity. Undergraduate and graduate students work with faculty mentors in their disciplines to write and submit abstracts for the competition. The approved abstracts are then turned into oral presentations or posters to be presented at the symposium.

Past winners have presented research on gene therapy, business relations, army recruiting, pain control, better tools for builders, history, philosophy, biochemistry, engineering and countless other topics. They have presented works of art, literature, music, and stage performances. ACES is truly an interdisciplinary event in which any student from any program can participate.

ACES attracts an audience from a range of academic fields. Students and judges come from all disciplines, educational levels, and backgrounds. Value is placed on abstracts and presentations grounded in strong research that effectively communicate to a general but well-educated audience.

ACES is sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office at UT Arlington. Additional financial support is provided by the Office of the Provost, Office of Development, and the Colleges of Business, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Science, Nursing, Education and Health Professions and the School of Architecture and the School of Urban and Public Affairs.

ACES is coordinated by a volunteer committee of faculty and staff at UT Arlington.